This place sells more traditional Chinese food but cooked in a "modern" style. The dish they're most famous for is the Samsui Chicken! Of course we ordered that, and that definitely was the best dish at my table. I like the fact that the meat was soft and tender and the dish was not oily. Not even the skin! The skin has this smooth texture and feels very nice in your mouth. Because the dish isn't oily, it doesn't feel like you're actually eating fat (Yes, not like those that you get from chicken rice stalls outside)! The dish comes with this ginger sauce made by the restaurant which enhances the taste of the wonderful chicken!
Another good dish would be the Hometown Tofu. If I'm not wrong, it's one of the popular dishes there too. And I have only one word to say, good! The Tofu is slightly fried and so the skin on the outside is slightly crispy but when you put it in your mouth, the white soft Tofu literally melts in your mouth! I really like that. Plus the Tofu is complemented by this soyasauce-like gravy which is very tasty. It's somewhat like eating Agedashi Tofu. Haha!
On the whole, I enjoyed my meal but there is one dish that I feel is not very worth the money and that is the Dong Po Rou. It was a promotional item and cost $13.80. Promotion items always seem to look good right, and so we ordered that too. But I didn't quite like it. The only different is that they have to put in much effort to cut the meat into thin slices and roll it up to look nice. But at the end of the day, it was just 4 pathetic rolls of meat with 4 small fried buns, and it tasted very ordinary. like our home-cooked black soyasource port, only too sweet.
As for the interior, it it nicely decorated with the settings of an ancient China's restaurants. Quite interesting. Just that the place is rather cramp..
I'd give this place a 3.5 actually. But I guess I'd round it down..
I'm not exactly a vintage fan, but I was just exploring the shops in Haji Lane and when I went into this shop, I was actually pretty amazed, I must say. The common trend now is vintage, however the question is, how much are people into vintage now? And also, how vintage are those who are into it? I've seen a lot of people who dress in a pretty vintage manner, but I call that the "modern vintage". I think you'll really know what I mean when you actually step into this shop and see what vintage really is like!
The shop sells mainly vintage dresses that are brought in from places like Australia if I'm not wrong.
The sales people in the shop are quite friendly too. They actually offer their customers drinks! It's actually the first time I've seen that.
I can't quite comment on the quality of the designs of those dresses because I'm not into vintage stuff, but I do think that this would be a good place for people who are into vintage! (:
When you walk past this stall, you will almost certainly miss it. Not only do they not have any flashy signs, this stall also does not have a name. At one glance it might also look like a stall that sells the standard vegetarian fare (what is commonly called the "economical" food). However, do not be fooled by the external appearance. They have a special dish that would make you keep going back for more.
It is the Ginko nut, brown rice porridge.
With a generous serving of ginko nuts and other assortment of ingredients (including a topping of crispy condiment), this would make your porridge tasting experience a unique one.
The place has a nice and wide collection of beer and wine. For me, it will be Hoegarden by default.
The food selection is also very large. My fav are the pizza and the chicken wings, big and juicy!
Most of the time, I will be sitting at level one unless I wanna to hear he band on the 2nd level. However to go up on weekends, you better start queuing early! The two bands that plays there are really good! Worth the wait though. Hee...
This places serves the best Crab Bee Hoon I ever tasted. In order to eat their famous crab bee hoon. You need to have luck and patience! Lots of it! The dinner crowd will start to come in ard 5 plus 6 and it will contiune until 9 plus. You need to find your own table, unless you are in a big group.
However you are able to make reservation for table and crabs too.
The crab bee hoon comes in a large size crab (Remember to ask for a female crab ok!) and milky soup base. The crab is tender and sweet of cos fresh as well. The soup is sweet from the crab and yet has a flavour on its own. This dish is worth for the wait. Hee...
There is of cos other crab dishes like their creamy crab, chili crab, pepper crab also worth a try. Other dishes like their rojak chicken and seafood tofu!
The price is within reasonable range and it is the only place in a coffeeshop that accepts payment by credit card. Haa....
One thing, the auntie might be grouchy when she gets busy. Be careful. Haa....
Updated @ 17 Oct 07,
Went to have dinner with a grp of colleagues after taling about it for 3 months.
The queue still as long as ever, lucky we reach there early, no need to wait that long.
The total damage for the day is $190 ($130 on the crabs).
1. Crab Bee Hoon. There are 2 crabs inside, fairly large sized. Everything atill taste as good. One thing disappointing was the crabs are males and not females, therefore the soup might not be as sweet as it could be.
2. Creamy crab. Still taste as good. Jz loved the sauce!
3. Crispy Tofu. Light and crispy. Not to mention hot!
4. Rojak Chicken. Sweet and sour, with the rojak sauce. It is jz done the way I liked it!
Still order Thai chicken and samba kangkong, but I did not get to taste it as they finished it before I arrived.
Overall, all of us are very happy customers and not to mention FULL! It is definitely worth the wait and the money.
By the time we finished, there is still a steady and long queue of people waiting to be seated. Totally crazy!
I am always a big fan of Soup Spoon when I need something light yet filling for my meal.
I loved their soups especiall clam chowder and tokyo chicken stew. Each soup is filled with chunky pieces of clam or chicken with vegetables and/ or potatoes. Each soup will come with their specially made bread. It can be upgraded into a full meal with either half a wrap or sandwich plus a ice tea.
Their pot pie is also very good. The crust is crispy yet tasty when blended with the soup. It comes with a small serving of salad and ice tea.
They got ready packed soups to bring home reheat and eat in the comfort of your own home.
They got a rewards card that you will get a stamp for every $5 spend and once completed, you can redeem a drink and a bowl of grande soup of your choice. Definitely worth every cent!
Minds Cafe is a great place to meet up with frens at the same time to eat and play boardgames as well.
The staff are friendly. There are tons of games to choose from, fromt he brainles games to the more intellgent games.
However sometimes to go there during peak hours, the place might get a bit too noisy to hold a normal conversation with friends. At times there will be stranger approaching you as they are to do some forfeit as they had lost their game or something like that.
One of the places that I would choose to go and hang out with my friends and to spend a great time there.
Remember to make reservation before going down to avoid disappointment. Hee....
Every time I walked past the stall, I will definitely stop and buy a sardine puff or a crispy yam puff or BOTH! Haa..... Especially when both of them are freshly fried from the fryer.
The crust is flaky yet crispy, not oily at well. The fillings inside are jz right, for the sardine, not too hot or spicy, for the yam, not to sweet.
I never really like to go concerts at the Max Pavilion for the following reasons:
1. The location. Jz damned ulu and far.
2. Transportation. The cab going out from there have surcharge, the MRT ended its run around the same time the concerts ended, and bus stops are a long way as well.
3. The seating arrangements are bad as they are on the flat ground. The tired seats are all the way back at the concert hall.
4. The sound system. Not really good for the past few concerts I had been too. A lot of interferences for the sound systems. Sometimes, music too loud and cannot heard the singer sing etc.
5. There is usually a large crowd as there are exhibitions, church servcies etc. This will lead to not enough parking lots etc.
The only reason y I go there for concerts cos the singers I like decided to go there to hold their concerts. Sigh... Give me indoor stadium anytime!
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This place sells more traditional Chinese food but cooked in a "modern" style. The dish they're most famous for is the Samsui Chicken! Of course we ordered that, and that definitely was the best dish at my table. I like the fact that the meat was soft and tender and the dish was not oily. Not even the skin! The skin has this smooth texture and feels very nice in your mouth. Because the dish isn't oily, it doesn't feel like you're actually eating fat (Yes, not like those that you get from chicken rice stalls outside)! The dish comes with this ginger sauce made by the restaurant which enhances the taste of the wonderful chicken!
Another good dish would be the Hometown Tofu. If I'm not wrong, it's one of the popular dishes there too. And I have only one word to say, good! The Tofu is slightly fried and so the skin on the outside is slightly crispy but when you put it in your mouth, the white soft Tofu literally melts in your mouth! I really like that. Plus the Tofu is complemented by this soyasauce-like gravy which is very tasty. It's somewhat like eating Agedashi Tofu. Haha!
On the whole, I enjoyed my meal but there is one dish that I feel is not very worth the money and that is the Dong Po Rou. It was a promotional item and cost $13.80. Promotion items always seem to look good right, and so we ordered that too. But I didn't quite like it. The only different is that they have to put in much effort to cut the meat into thin slices and roll it up to look nice. But at the end of the day, it was just 4 pathetic rolls of meat with 4 small fried buns, and it tasted very ordinary. like our home-cooked black soyasource port, only too sweet.
As for the interior, it it nicely decorated with the settings of an ancient China's restaurants. Quite interesting. Just that the place is rather cramp..
I'd give this place a 3.5 actually. But I guess I'd round it down..
Rating given:
I'm not exactly a vintage fan, but I was just exploring the shops in Haji Lane and when I went into this shop, I was actually pretty amazed, I must say. The common trend now is vintage, however the question is, how much are people into vintage now? And also, how vintage are those who are into it? I've seen a lot of people who dress in a pretty vintage manner, but I call that the "modern vintage". I think you'll really know what I mean when you actually step into this shop and see what vintage really is like!
The shop sells mainly vintage dresses that are brought in from places like Australia if I'm not wrong.
The sales people in the shop are quite friendly too. They actually offer their customers drinks! It's actually the first time I've seen that.
I can't quite comment on the quality of the designs of those dresses because I'm not into vintage stuff, but I do think that this would be a good place for people who are into vintage! (:
Rating given:
When you walk past this stall, you will almost certainly miss it. Not only do they not have any flashy signs, this stall also does not have a name. At one glance it might also look like a stall that sells the standard vegetarian fare (what is commonly called the "economical" food). However, do not be fooled by the external appearance. They have a special dish that would make you keep going back for more.
It is the Ginko nut, brown rice porridge.
With a generous serving of ginko nuts and other assortment of ingredients (including a topping of crispy condiment), this would make your porridge tasting experience a unique one.
Rating given:
Nice cool place to hang out with friends.
The place has a nice and wide collection of beer and wine. For me, it will be Hoegarden by default.
The food selection is also very large. My fav are the pizza and the chicken wings, big and juicy!
Most of the time, I will be sitting at level one unless I wanna to hear he band on the 2nd level. However to go up on weekends, you better start queuing early! The two bands that plays there are really good! Worth the wait though. Hee...
Rating given:
This place is recommended by one of my relatives.
This places serves the best Crab Bee Hoon I ever tasted. In order to eat their famous crab bee hoon. You need to have luck and patience! Lots of it! The dinner crowd will start to come in ard 5 plus 6 and it will contiune until 9 plus. You need to find your own table, unless you are in a big group.
However you are able to make reservation for table and crabs too.
The crab bee hoon comes in a large size crab (Remember to ask for a female crab ok!) and milky soup base. The crab is tender and sweet of cos fresh as well. The soup is sweet from the crab and yet has a flavour on its own. This dish is worth for the wait. Hee...
There is of cos other crab dishes like their creamy crab, chili crab, pepper crab also worth a try. Other dishes like their rojak chicken and seafood tofu!
The price is within reasonable range and it is the only place in a coffeeshop that accepts payment by credit card. Haa....
One thing, the auntie might be grouchy when she gets busy. Be careful. Haa....
Updated @ 17 Oct 07,
Went to have dinner with a grp of colleagues after taling about it for 3 months.
The queue still as long as ever, lucky we reach there early, no need to wait that long.
The total damage for the day is $190 ($130 on the crabs).
1. Crab Bee Hoon. There are 2 crabs inside, fairly large sized. Everything atill taste as good. One thing disappointing was the crabs are males and not females, therefore the soup might not be as sweet as it could be.
2. Creamy crab. Still taste as good. Jz loved the sauce!
3. Crispy Tofu. Light and crispy. Not to mention hot!
4. Rojak Chicken. Sweet and sour, with the rojak sauce. It is jz done the way I liked it!
Still order Thai chicken and samba kangkong, but I did not get to taste it as they finished it before I arrived.
Overall, all of us are very happy customers and not to mention FULL! It is definitely worth the wait and the money.
By the time we finished, there is still a steady and long queue of people waiting to be seated. Totally crazy!
Rating given:
It is a very poor copy of the Shihlin's snack. So much different from the orginal one back in Taiwan.
The XXL chicken is tough, tastless, salty and oily. For the rest of the snacks they are selling, is also a far cry from the real thing.
Dun think I will buy from them again, unless they bring the orginal receipe back here again.
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I am always a big fan of Soup Spoon when I need something light yet filling for my meal.
I loved their soups especiall clam chowder and tokyo chicken stew. Each soup is filled with chunky pieces of clam or chicken with vegetables and/ or potatoes. Each soup will come with their specially made bread. It can be upgraded into a full meal with either half a wrap or sandwich plus a ice tea.
Their pot pie is also very good. The crust is crispy yet tasty when blended with the soup. It comes with a small serving of salad and ice tea.
They got ready packed soups to bring home reheat and eat in the comfort of your own home.
They got a rewards card that you will get a stamp for every $5 spend and once completed, you can redeem a drink and a bowl of grande soup of your choice. Definitely worth every cent!
Rating given:
Minds Cafe is a great place to meet up with frens at the same time to eat and play boardgames as well.
The staff are friendly. There are tons of games to choose from, fromt he brainles games to the more intellgent games.
However sometimes to go there during peak hours, the place might get a bit too noisy to hold a normal conversation with friends. At times there will be stranger approaching you as they are to do some forfeit as they had lost their game or something like that.
One of the places that I would choose to go and hang out with my friends and to spend a great time there.
Remember to make reservation before going down to avoid disappointment. Hee....
Rating given:
Every time I walked past the stall, I will definitely stop and buy a sardine puff or a crispy yam puff or BOTH! Haa..... Especially when both of them are freshly fried from the fryer.
The crust is flaky yet crispy, not oily at well. The fillings inside are jz right, for the sardine, not too hot or spicy, for the yam, not to sweet.
Rating given:
I never really like to go concerts at the Max Pavilion for the following reasons:
1. The location. Jz damned ulu and far.
2. Transportation. The cab going out from there have surcharge, the MRT ended its run around the same time the concerts ended, and bus stops are a long way as well.
3. The seating arrangements are bad as they are on the flat ground. The tired seats are all the way back at the concert hall.
4. The sound system. Not really good for the past few concerts I had been too. A lot of interferences for the sound systems. Sometimes, music too loud and cannot heard the singer sing etc.
5. There is usually a large crowd as there are exhibitions, church servcies etc. This will lead to not enough parking lots etc.
The only reason y I go there for concerts cos the singers I like decided to go there to hold their concerts. Sigh... Give me indoor stadium anytime!
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